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Carmen in Arid Zone: August 2012
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Carmen in Arid Zone. Sunday, August 12, 2012. For some, GED key to avoiding deportation. I'm quoted on this article about the importance of the GED for attaining eligibility on deferred action, For some, GED key to avoiding deportation. Carmen in Arid zone. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). There was an error in this gadget. Carmen in Arid zone. Business woman working constantly on bilingual communications I specialize in technical, STEM, legal and business translations. View my complete profile.
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Carmen in Arid Zone: May 2012
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Carmen in Arid Zone. Sunday, May 27, 2012. DREAMers Entrepreneurs in Arizona. Arizona DREAMers, after experiencing first harsh immigration laws and policies have found the way to work along with the system, succeed and move ahead. We have been proactive offering to Arizona DREAM Act Coalition's ( ADAC) members Small Business training and showcase the new Small Businesses to the group so more are inspired and get ready to start their own. Carmen in Arid zone. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Carmen in Arid zone.
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Carmen in Arid Zone: When DACA and SB1070 Collide
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Carmen in Arid Zone. Monday, November 19, 2012. When DACA and SB1070 Collide. Cesar Valdes, a (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) DACA applicant and active member of the Arizona DREAM Act Coalition, was detained Thursday, November the 15. 2012 by a Phoenix Police officer and arrested, following the SB1070 playbook. He was dropping off his younger brother at school that morning. On the executive order by Governor Brewer. Cesar believes he could have been released a couple of times during the process,...
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Carmen in Arid Zone: January 2012
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Carmen in Arid Zone. Saturday, January 21, 2012. The Importance of Knowing Your Rights and How We Stopped Marco's Deportation. Marco and Gabriella are a young couple. She is a bright and well spoken American citizen, he is an undocumented immigrant without an accent. He came as baby to the USA. A Scottsdale police in an unmarked vehicle one night. The car where Marco was a passenger. He and his citizen friend were carpooling to work. Weeks later, the same police officer stops by Marco's work place. Prose...
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Carmen in Arid Zone: November 2012
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Carmen in Arid Zone. Monday, November 19, 2012. When DACA and SB1070 Collide. Cesar Valdes, a (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) DACA applicant and active member of the Arizona DREAM Act Coalition, was detained Thursday, November the 15. 2012 by a Phoenix Police officer and arrested, following the SB1070 playbook. He was dropping off his younger brother at school that morning. On the executive order by Governor Brewer. Cesar believes he could have been released a couple of times during the process,...
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Carmen in Arid Zone: August 2011
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Carmen in Arid Zone. Monday, August 22, 2011. Why Ban When You Can Price them Out? It is like an euphemism. Do not ban undocumented students from Higher Education just price them out. On the day Community Colleges classes start in 10 institutions in the Metro Phoenix area, members of the Arizona DREAM Act Coalition and Education Advocates mark with sadness the elimination of affordable tuition rates for out of state students. MCCCD is one of the largest Community Colleges systems in the nation. Beside th...
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Carmen in Arid Zone: Do Not Harm: DACA Applicants and The Threat of Medical Deportation
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Carmen in Arid Zone. Sunday, December 2, 2012. Do Not Harm: DACA Applicants and The Threat of Medical Deportation. Even though Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals has provided relief for thousands of DREAMers across the nation apparently putting the fear of deportation away, advocates were reminded of the fragility of this policy in States like Arizona with a new case post DACA. Read the story here. In Arizona strict laws prevent the use of public funding by undocumented students. HB 2008, was sig...
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Carmen in Arid Zone: September 2012
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Carmen in Arid Zone. Tuesday, September 18, 2012. GED seekers are confronting serious obstacles in Arizona. The State Legislature has been cutting Adult Education budgets to the point of starvation and Prop.300 denied public funding for undocumented youth since 2007. The remedial high school certification landscape is a difficult one for citizen and undocumented immigrants alike. Here is a list of challenges GED seekers are finding in Arizona and specially Maricopa County:. GED instructors need to assess.
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Carmen in Arid Zone: New GED Test Scheduled for January 2014 and How It Will Affect DACA Applicants
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Carmen in Arid Zone. Tuesday, December 18, 2012. New GED Test Scheduled for January 2014 and How It Will Affect DACA Applicants. With the introduction of the process for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and the opportunity to enroll into a GED program to qualify for application, GED education experienced a sudden increase on demand. Click here for an article on the demand for GED instruction. This is what the Arizona Department of Education is posting on its website. Carmen in Arid zone.
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Carmen in Arid Zone: December 2011
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Carmen in Arid Zone. Saturday, December 31, 2011. Great Moments in 2011. I corresponded some years ago with "Franko Music", a DREAM act student who wanted information on the Legislation. Years later a friend of his tells me he is in detention. His "crime": not to set a. Foot on the ground (a complete stop for a motorcyclist) in an intersection. Dulce Matuz, ADAC Chair. And I, go around Maricopa County Sheriff Office and ICE- Phoenix to see where he is being held while making. Contacts local ICE officials.
